13/09/2020
To revisit Episode 7 with an update: here is a small win for a heartwrenching cause. May the angels sleep a bit more peacefully today and may this be a first step in real action to address the epidemic of su***de.
Let's celebrate a win for justice today.
Métis person Tristen Durocher has won in court. He has the right to keep his teepee camp up at the Saskatchewan legislature in order to finish his fast and ceremony for su***de prevention.
The judge declared the bylaws prohibiting the teepee unconstitutional and struck them down as invalid, saying they went against the Charter rights of "freedom of expression" and "freedom of conscience and religion."
His fast is 44 days long, one day for each of the Sask Party MLAs and for Premier Scott Moe who voted against a su***de prevention strategy for Saskatchewan.
The provincial government took him to court and tried to get his teepee torn down.
They lost.
Please join us in honoring Tristen, Camp: Justice for Our Stolen Children, and most importantly the Indigenous people who are hurt by colonial government policy and are the reason these camps need to exist.
The struggle continues.